- Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that at least 38 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip since dawn today.
- International condemnation is mounting after Israeli forces fired “warning” shots towards foreign diplomats visiting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
- The United Nations’s chief spokesperson said the limited humanitarian aid “finally” entering Gaza is “nowhere near enough to meet the needs” of the war-torn enclave’s famished population.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 53,655 Palestinians and wounded 121,950, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Government Media Office updated the death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
- An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Israeli army says it intercepted another missile from Yemen
The Israeli army says “a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted” and that sirens had sounded.
This report is separate from its claim earlier this morning to have intercepted another missile from Yemen, which it said was launched by the Houthis.
Today’s reports follow similar incidents on Monday and last Thursday.
Yemen’s Houthis have continued to fire missiles at Israel in a campaign they say is in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, although they have agreed to a ceasefire with the US to halt attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
Dozens of Palestinians detained in occupied West Bank
Wafa, citing the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), says that Israeli forces detained 25 Palestinians from various areas of the occupied West Bank last night.
The PPS said that this included a number of prisoners released as part of the recent prisoner-captive exchange deal.
From October 2023 to April 2025, the number of Palestinian political prisoners doubled, rising from 5,250 to nearly 10,000.
According to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, since 1967, Israeli forces have detained an estimated one million Palestinians, or approximately 20 percent of the Palestinian population.
Statistically, this means one out of every five Palestinians has been imprisoned at some point in their life.
If you’re just joining us
Here’s a recap of the major recent developments:
- Police “tentatively identified” the suspect in the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington as Elias Rodriguez, a 30-year-old man from Chicago.
- Israel’s Foreign Ministry named the victims of the shooting as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim.
- A fire broke out at al-Awda Hospital’s drug depot after it was attacked by Israeli forces.
- At least 42 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn today.
- At least 13 bodies have been pulled from the rubble of two houses struck by Israeli forces in Jabalia al-Balad in the north of the Gaza Strip.
Diplomatic delegation under fire in Jenin
Israel has received international condemnation after its military opened fire near foreign diplomats visiting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
The diplomats were on a mission to assess the humanitarian situation for Palestinians in the area.
Two killed in Israeli bombing near Gaza City
Our colleagues are reporting that two Palestinians have been killed by an Israeli bombing of al-Nakhl Street in Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City.
Israel names victims of Washington shooting
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has named the victims of the Israeli embassy shooting in Washington as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim.
The two victims were shot at close range outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a Jewish event held there on Wednesday night.
Israeli forces target medical warehouses
The Israeli army has intensified its aerial and ground bombardment across Gaza, in particular near al-Awda Hospital in the northern part of the enclave, which has been one of the few medical facilities operating in the north.
The management of the hospital told us that the Israeli army hit one of the main medical supplies warehouses. A huge fire broke out there, and they have been unable to contain it so far.
There will be a devastating ripple effect, especially in the process of distributing aid here in Gaza.
Until now, no aid trucks have made their journey to the north and if aid routes will be under fire, it means that aid will not be able to move to the north, and aid workers will not feel safe to operate on the ground, which will hamper the entire distribution process.
Israel names victims of Washington shooting
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has named the victims of the Israeli embassy shooting in Washington as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim.
The two victims were shot at close range outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a Jewish event held there on Wednesday night.
Thirteen bodies pulled from the rubble of destroyed homes in northern Gaza
Our colleagues on the ground are reporting that 13 bodies have been pulled from the rubble of two houses struck by Israeli forces in Jabalia al-Balad in the north of the Gaza Strip.
They say a search and rescue operation is under way.
Israeli politicians blaming one another for shooting attack in Washington
Netanyahu’s office has released a lengthy statement saying Israel would be stepping up security at its embassies around the world.
Israeli politicians are attacking each other in the wake of the shooting. Members of the far right are accusing members of the far left, saying their rhetoric is the reason why these types of incidents are taking place.
Bezalel Smotrich is blaming left-wing member Yair Golan, saying it’s his rhetoric that is prompting this type of violence. But then you have Golan saying that actually it’s because of this right-wing government that is not popular within the Israeli public and also around the world, and is causing these types of acts of violence.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry will be giving a news conference soon to answer questions about what’s to come next as part of the investigation.
One killed in latest Israeli attack on Khan Younis
Our colleagues are reporting that a Palestinian has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the Qizan an-Najjar area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
38 Palestinians killed in Gaza since dawn
At least 38 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn today, our colleagues on the ground are reporting, quoting medical sources.
Washington shooting being investigated as hate crime
The 30-year-old suspect named Elias Rodriguez is from Chicago and triggered no previous alarms.
He’s described as having been pacing back and forth in front of the museum and then approaching a group of four people as they left and killing those two individuals who work at the embassy.
The US attorney general and the FBI said they will prosecute the suspect. They are not yet calling this a hate crime but they are investigating it as such.
Palestinian Authority president continues talks in Lebanon
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is currently in Lebanon and will meet Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam and House Speaker Nabih Berri later today.
Talks between them will focus on the development of an enforcement mechanism and framework to begin the process of disarming Palestinian factions, as well as dismantling their military infrastructure in camps in Lebanon.
Yesterday, Abbas met his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun, where the pair also held talks on the disarmament of Palestinian factions.
The two also discussed the conditions of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
What we know about the shooting at Israeli embassy in Washington
A shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, left two people dead.
- The two victims were shot at close range outside the museum following a Jewish event held there on Wednesday night.
- The unnamed victims were both staffers at the embassy, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
- Israel’s ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, said the pair were a “young couple about to be engaged”.
- Washington police chief Pamela Smith said police have “tentatively identified” the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, a 30-year-old man from Chicago.
- Footage shows Rodriguez, who was detained immediately after the shooting by museum security staff, shouting “free, free Palestine” as he’s led away in handcuffs.
Israeli army demolishes Palestinian home in West Bank raid
Israeli forces have destroyed a house in Baqat al-Hatab during an overnight raid in the Palestinian village south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
It destroyed the house that belonged to Sultan al-Jani, a Palestinian accused of killing an Israeli security guard with a hammer during an attack on an industrial park near the illegal settlement of Kedumim in August 2024.
Israeli forces also detonated an explosive device during an ongoing raid in Bal’a, east of Tulkarem. Israeli infantry forces have also stormed the Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah.
Two Palestinians killed in Israeli drone attack on Khan Younis
The Israeli army’s deadly assault on Gaza has continued into this morning.
Our colleagues on the ground are reporting that an Israeli drone bombed the Qizan an-Najjar area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing at least two Palestinians.
Fire breaks out at Gaza hospital after Israeli attack
A fire has broken out at al-Awda Hospital’s drug depot after it was attacked by Israeli forces, our colleagues on the ground are reporting.
The hospital, located in Tal az-Zaatar in the northern Gaza Strip, is just one of many attacked by Israeli forces throughout the war.
Photos: Protest in Dutch port over ship transporting F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel
Columbia University protest – Alumni denounce crackdown on Gaza protests
A group of former Columbia students have destroyed their diplomas to denounce the university’s crackdown on protests against Israel’s war on Gaza.
The alumni group gathered outside the gates as the university’s commencement ceremony was taking place on Wednesday.
The Trump administration has detained several current Columbia students since March for their involvement in pro-Palestine protests.
Governments condemn Israel for firing towards diplomats in West Bank
Governments in more than a dozen countries have condemned Israel after members of the Israeli armed forces opened fired in the direction of a diplomatic delegation visiting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Israeli ambassador had been summoned and he expected an immediate explanation and full investigation of the shooting on Wednesday, which he described “totally unacceptable”.
“What happened violates the provisions of Article 29 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which establishes the inviolability of diplomatic agents, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said. “All States Parties to the aforementioned Convention, including Israel, are obliged to respect it,” the ministry said.
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the gunfire – which Israel described as warning shots – had “no place anywhere and is completely unacceptable”.
Read the full report here.
Washington police identify suspect in Israeli embassy staff shooting
Washington police chief Pamela Smith said police have “tentatively identified” the suspect in the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers as Elias Rodriguez, a 30-year-old man from the city of Chicago.
“Both victims were exiting an event at the Capital Jewish Museum … when the shooting occurred,” she said at a news conference.
“[The suspect] approached a group of four people and produced a handgun and opened fire, striking both of our decedents,” Smith added.
Smith continued that the suspect then entered the museum, where he was detained by event security. The suspect had no previous contact with police, she added.
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Let’s bring you up to speed:
- Israeli forces have continued their bombardment of Gaza with a series of deadly overnight attacks, including a strike on a warehouse housing displaced Palestinians in Deir el-Balah which has killed at least nine people.
- At least four people have also been killed by an Israeli air strike on a house in the as-Saftawi area near Gaza City in northern Gaza.
- Israeli forces have continued their siege on northern Gaza’s al-Awda Hospital, with tanks firing on hospital buildings, including the specialised surgery department.
- The Israeli army has allowed around 90 aid trucks to enter Gaza, the first to do so in months, but UN officials have called the shipment a “drop in the ocean” of what is needed.
- Police have arrested a suspect accused of shooting dead two Israeli embassy staff members outside an event being hosted at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC.
Trump says Washington attack rooted in anti-Semitism
Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, President Trump condemned the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, DC, a short while ago, saying they were “based obviously on anti-Semitism”.
“Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA. Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that such things as this can happen!” he added.
Israel’s UN envoy calls shooting ‘depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism’
We have been reporting on a deadly shooting tonight in Washington, DC, which has left two Israeli embassy staffers dead.
Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, has condemned the attack as a “depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism”.
“Harming the Jewish community is crossing a red line. We are confident that the US authorities will take strong action against those responsible for this criminal act. Israel will continue to act resolutely to protect its citizens and representatives – everywhere in the world,” Danon said in a post on X.
Washington police chief says shooting suspect in custody
Washington police chief Pamela Smith said officers have arrested a suspect following the murder of two Israeli embassy staff members outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC.
Smith said the suspect was seen pacing outside the museum before the shooting. Following the attack, security detained the suspect and handed them over to police. Smith said the suspect chanted “Free, free Palestine” in custody.
Israeli embassy in Washington spokesman, Tal Naim Cohen, confirmed that two staff members were shot “at close range” while attending a Jewish event at the museum.
EU ties to Israel in spotlight as diplomats come under Israeli fire in occupied West Bank
Pandemonium as the group of diplomats comes under fire.
Representatives from Canada, Italy, Belgium, the UK and many other countries were on their way to observe the humanitarian situation in the Jenin refugee camp on a trip organised by the Palestinian Authority.
The Israeli military said its troops fired warning shots after the delegation deviated from the approved route. No one was injured.
Italy, Spain and France are summoning Israel’s ambassadors to explain the incident, and the EU’s foreign policy chief has called for an investigation.
The incident comes as pressure is building in Europe on Israel to end its blockade and allow aid into Gaza. The EU said it is reviewing its trade and cooperation agreement with Israel, warning that it may impose sanctions if the Israeli prime minister doesn’t let aid into the Strip.
The EU has often been accused of doing little to end the war in Gaza despite its huge political and financial leverage.
But there are many countries pushing the bloc to take a tougher stand against Israel. They are warning that the EU may never recover morally from not doing more to stop the deaths of tens of thousands of people.
Photos: First aid trucks arrive in Gaza as Israel loosens siege
US security chief says 2 killed in Washington shooting, both Israeli embassy staff
As we reported moments ago, two people have been shot tonight in an attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC.
The Trump administration’s homeland security director, Kristi Noem, has now confirmed that the victims, both of whom were Israeli embassy staffers, have died.
“We will bring this depraved perpetrator to justice,” Noem wrote in a post on X.
We will bring you further updates when we have them.
Israeli settlers storm village near Nablus, try to set mosque on fire: Report
Palestinian activist in the occupied West Bank, Ihab Hassan, reports that Israeli settlers have stormed the village of Aqraba, southeast of Nablus, and carried out attacks on Palestinian-owned property.
Hassan said the settlers set a Palestinian-owned vehicle on fire and “attempted to burn a mosque with worshippers still inside” in what he described as an “apparent attempt to burn them alive”.
We will bring you more information when we have it.
Two shot outside Jewish museum in Washington, DC: US media
Two people were shot outside an event being hosted at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night.
At least one person has been killed, with at least one of the victims believed to be a staff member at the Israeli embassy in Washington, according to US outlet ABC News.
ABC News said the second wounded victim has been transported to hospital in critical condition.
We will bring you more information when we have it.
Diplomatic delegation under fire in Jenin
Israel has received international condemnation after its military opened fire near foreign diplomats visiting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
The diplomats were on a mission to assess the humanitarian situation for Palestinians in the area.
Uruguay becomes latest country to summon Israeli ambassador
As we previously reported, several countries – including France, Spain, Canada and the UK – have summoned their respective Israeli ambassadors after Israeli forces fired towards a group of European Union and Arab diplomats in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
Uruguay’s Foreign Ministry has now announced that it has summoned Ambassador Michal Hershkovitz and asked him to “clarify the reported facts” as to why the shots were fired.
A Uruguayan representative was among the foreign diplomats fired upon on Wednesday.
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